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Thai vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Thailand  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Thailand  

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  

Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Lao Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Khmer Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
24  
6
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
32  
21

How Many Consonants
17  
7
44  
33

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Thai  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
โปรด (Pord)  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Isan  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Isan  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Griko  
Northern Thai  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Northern Thailand  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
38
6,000,000.00  
13

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Southern Thai  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
4,500,000.00  
8

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.85 %  
23

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
20.00 million  
37

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
40.00 million  
15

Native Name
ελληνικά  
ภาษาไทย  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
thaï  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Thailändisch  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
1283 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Tai-Kadai Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Tai  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  
Old Thai  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Thai  

Language Position
74  
99+
47  
34

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Thai Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
th  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
tha  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
tha  

ISO 639 3
ell  
tha  

ISO 639 6
ells  
Not Available  

Glottocode
gree1276  
thai1261  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
47-AAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Greek and Thai Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Thai language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Thai language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Greek and Thai Language History.

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Greek and Thai Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Greek and Thai greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Thai language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Thai word for "Thank You" is ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ). Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Thai Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Greek vs Thai Difficulty

The Greek vs Thai difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Thai Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Greek and Thai are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Thai, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Thai time required is 44 weeks.

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